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In just 8 minutes, we take you on a breathtaking journey through the history of our world, from the moment of the Big Bang to the present day. Earth’s evolution spans billions of years, marked ...

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, ...

All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA—and it likely lived on Earth only 400 ...

The history of carbon dioxide’s role in life on Earth combined with a call to climate action makes for compelling reading, ...

A new study traces a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' to its source, offering new insights into Earth's complex geological history.

Researchers will slowly melt the ice over the course of seven weeks, releasing ancient dust, volcanic ash, and diatoms, which ...

The real history of Earth Day and story behind the global eco-celebration "Earth Day has always been an event of the people." ...

Earth Day 2025: History, theme and why we celebrate it Earth Day has its roots in growing concern over pollution in the 1960s.